Lenora I. Nagel Collection

Collection

Identifier: WV 0201

Staff Only

Content Description

The collection includes a 10 February 2001 oral history transcript; copy of letter by Nagel titled, "Orientation of the Outside World," 1953; photographs of Nagel during service with the United States Air Force, circa 1953-1955; Textile Box 1 includes a pair of leather boots; 1 light blue skirt, Navy garrison cap with Captain insignia; blue wool winter uniform that includes blouse (jacket) and skirt; Air Force dark blue wool overcoat; Navy necktie; Navy lightweight jacket; Navy skirt; and green duffel bag.

Dates

circa 1953-1956

Creator

Nagel, Lenora I. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

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Biographical / Historical

Lenora I. Nagel (b. 1930) of Lawton, North Dakota, served with the Women in the Air Force from 1953 to 1956. She later spent almost thirty years teaching overseas as a civilian with the Department of Defense.

Lenora Nagel of Lawton, North Dakota, was born on 6 September 1930 to German parents. Her father was a carpenter and had a convenience store during the Depression. After graduating from high school, Nagel attended the Mayville State Teachers College in Mayville, North Dakota, where she received a two-year teaching certificate. She taught school for three years in North Dakota before joining the Women in the Air Force (WAF) on 15 June 1953.

After completing basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, in late 1953, Nagel attended radio school at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Mississippi. In the spring of 1954 she received orders to Selfridge Air Force Base in Mount Clemens, Michigan, where she worked primarily as a flight operator for two years. She was discharged from the air force on 15 December 1956.

Nagel used the GI Bill to take education classes, eventually receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Special Education at Mayville State Teachers College. In 1961 she began teaching overseas as a civilian with the United States Department of Defense. For the next twenty-nine years she taught American children in France, Germany, Japan, Iceland, Bermuda, and Cuba. Nagel retired in August 1990 and moved to Tampa, Florida.

Extent

1.05 Linear Feet (3 folders and Textile Box 1)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Abstract

Leonora I. Nagel (b. 1930) of Lawton, North Dakota, served with the Women in the Air Force from 1953 to 1956. She later spent almost thirty years teaching overseas as a civilian with the Department of Defense.

The collection includes an oral history transcript, letters, photographs, and textiles.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following series: oral history, photographs, correspondence, and textiles.

Condition Description

The condition is fair.

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